DEAN FEARING'S WARM LOBSTER TACOS WITH YELLOW TOMATO SALSA

DEAN FEARING'S WARM LOBSTER TACOS WITH YELLOW TOMATO SALSA image

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 lb yellow tomatoes or yellow cherry tomatoes, chopped
1 lg shallot, minced
1 lg clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp finely minced cilantro
1 Tbsp champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
2 serrano chiles, seeded and minced
2 tsp fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp pure maple syrup (optional)
Salt to taste
4 1-lb live lobsters
3 Tbsp corn oil
6 flour tortillas
1 cup fresh spinach, shredded
1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeños

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This recipe was featured in the April 1995 issue of Texas Monthly. Southwest Cooking's Warm Lobster Tacos Tacos go uptown in the hands of Dean Fearing. All it takes is a little lobster, jalapeño-spiked cheese, fresh spinach, and Fearing's snappy yellow-tomato salsa. A signature dish of Dallas' Mansion on Turtle Creek (2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard), these tony tacos are featured in De Gustibus Presents the Great Cooks' Cookbooks: Southwest Cooking. This new, beautifully photographed compendium by Arlene Feltman-Sailhac focuses on nine masters of Southwestern cuisine. Other Texas chefs spotlighted are Robert Del Grande of Houston's Cafe Annie and Stephan Pyles of Dallas' Star Canyon. Book published by Black Dog and Leventhal ($12.98). Southwest Cooking's Warm Lobster Tacos Yellow-Tomato Salsa In a bowl, combine all ingredients and season to taste. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Lobsters Fill a lg stockpot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Plunge lobsters headfirst into boiling water, cover, and cook for 8 min. or until shells turn red. Drain and let lobsters cool slightly. Remove meat from lobster tails, adding claw meat if lobsters are small. Cut meat into thin medallions or chop into 1/4" pieces. Reserve any remaining meat for other use after tacos are made. In a medium-sized skillet, heat oil over med heat. Add lobster meat and sauté for 2 min. or until heated through. Tortillas and Filling While lobsters are cooking, preheat oven to 200° . Stack tortillas and wrap tightly in aluminum foil. Warm in oven for 15 min. or until heated through. Remove and keep warm by wrapping in a thick terry cloth towel. To serve, place spinach, lobster meat, and cheese on tortillas and roll up. Place each taco seam side down on a warm plate with a mound of yellow-tomato salsa to one side. (Cookbook also contains recipe for jicama salad.) Serves 6.